Figurative Art
Books to Learn From and Artists Who Are Masters
There have been many, many fantastic figurative artists. I'm sure many come to mind, but I wanted to share some of my favorites that are not always the first names you think of but brilliantly render figures in their artwork. I also am sharing some great books to learn to draw the figure, classics as well as great concepts. These are some recommendations from my own collection that I have gotten a lot out of, and I hope you will also.
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The Books (amazon affiliate links):
Bridgman's Life Drawing by George B. Bridgman
Constructive Anatomy: by George B. Bridgman
Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist by Stephen Rogers Peck
Fabulous Figures by Jane Davenport
Edvard Munch by Thomas M. Messer
Elaine de Kooning: Portraits by Brandon Brame Fortune
Fairfield Porter Hardcover by John Wilmerding and Karen Wilkin
Richard Diebenkorn by Gerald Nordland
Bay Area Figurative Art: 1950-1965 by Caroline A. Jones
Picasso: Masterpieces of the Blue Period by Laszlo Glozer
Charles Reid's Watercolor Secrets by Charles Reid
Odd Nerdrum: Storyteller and Self Revealer by Jan Ake Pettersson
Lucian Freud Paintings by Robert Hughes
Alice Neel, Paintings Since 1970 by Alice Neel
(My book on Edgar Degas was either put out by a Museum Store for a show, or out of print so it's not available on Amazon)
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I have more information on most of these artists on my Pinterest, which is a catalog of all the consequential Artists, female Artists forgotten or overshadowed for their time, and my favorite Artists.
This Art Life of Mine on Pinterest
ElizabethMayoleth/munch-edvard
ElizabethMayoleth/de-kooning-elaine
ElizabethMayoleth/diebenkorn-richard
ElizabethMayoleth/picasso-pablo
ElizabethMayoleth/freud-lucien
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If you have any comments on these books, artists, or Figurative Art, or recommendations of your own to share, drop them in the comments and we can start a conversation.
Until next time, Elizabeth
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